THE SUICIDE OF ADETUTU ADEDOKUN

Adetutu Adedokun

Beautiful young lady, doing well at work and in her private life. Then everything came to an abrupt stop. Her death raises more questions in need of enquiry.

The key story that we have heard is that the Uber driver taking her from the Mainland to the Island said she was quarrelling with her fiancée on the phone, before she asked him to stop the car and she jumped into the lagoon.

"It is shameful that even the security agencies have been promoting this narrative. One of the problems with the security agencies in this country is that they lack the capacity for intelligence gathering and investigation".

They find it too easy to adopt a simple story that is often most suited for pepper soup joints.

Suicide is sad. It is an irreversible act of violence against the self. It raises questions about our mortality and why people decide to end it all.

More than 72 hours after Ms Adedokun, an officer of the state, died, there have been no solid leads from the state authorities. Not even from the DSS she worked for.

Her death raises more questions in need of enquiry. Who is the Uber driver in question? Why was he so quick to offer an explanation and identify a suspect? Is it standard practice for Uber drivers to eavesdrop on their passengers' phone conversations?

Why did the Uber driver stop the vehicle when he was asked to do so, when there is certainly no bus stop on the Third Mainland Bridge?

The Uber driver in this case must not be allowed to go. He must tell the security agencies what he knows. Another question: is it likely that there is a linkage between Ms Adedokun's work and promotion and her sudden death?

What secret state matters was she working on before her death?

Where is her fiancee? Has he been called in for questioning?"